When homebrewing a CPU, one has to deal with microcode. Microcode is the low-level nuts and bolts of how, precisely, a CPU executes instructions (like opcodes) and performs functions such as updating ...

When AMD finally issued patches for its critical microcode security hole on Monday, it said that the glitch 'could lead to the loss of Secure Encrypted Virtualization protection.' AMD on Monday issued ...

address the issue of a series of crashes caused by the 13th generation Core processor 'Raptor Lake' and the 14th generation Core processor 'Raptor Lake Refresh'. The microcode released by Intel this ...

In case you missed it, Intel earlier this week issued a statement saying it finally discovered the root cause of widely reported instability on its 14th Gen and 13the Gen Core processors. Intel also ...

AMD has begun rolling out its CPU microcode updates for processors that have been affected by the Spectre security vulnerability. The microcode update fixes variant 2 of the vulnerability, ...

If you needed any further confirmation that AMD's "Granite Ridge" desktop processors sporting the Zen 5 architecture were on their way before long, the latest piece of evidence is an update for the ...

[Editors' Note, Aug. 6, 2024: We previously updated this story on Aug. 2 to mention Intel's announcement of warranty extensions for boxed 13th and 14th Gen processors. We've updated it further with ...

Intel has confirmed that it plans to issue a microcode update for its processors that will prevent the use of K-series overclocking tweaks on all but Z87-based motherboard chipsets. Intel has long ...

Intel is quite known for playing around and pointing fingers. Intel will never admit it. They will always play around and dodge any kind of confrontation about it, and OEM's will never try to address ...